Mitsuaki Kubota1, Ryuichi Ohno2, Taisuke Sato2, Junichiro Yamaguchi2, Haruka Kaneko3, Kazuo Kaneko3, Muneaki Ishijima3. 1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Koshigaya Municipal Hospital, 10-47-1 Higashi-Koshigaya, Saitama, 3430023, Japan. mkubota@juntendo.ac.jp. 2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Koshigaya Municipal Hospital, 10-47-1 Higashi-Koshigaya, Saitama, 3430023, Japan. 3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, 1-2-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 1138421, Japan.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to detect the pre- and intra-operative influential factors for lower limb alignment correction error in open-wedge high tibial osteotomy (OWHTO). METHODS: This study involved 69 patients (71 knees) undergoing OWHTO for primary medial osteoarthritis. The weight-bearing line (WBL) ratio, medial proximal tibial angle (MPTA), and joint line convergence angle (JLCA) were measured on radiographs preoperatively and at 1 month after surgery, and the differences between the pre- and postoperative values were calculated. The correction angle during surgery was also investigated. The radiological correction angle was defined as the difference between the pre- and postoperative MPTA. The correction error was defined as the difference between the correction angle during surgery and the radiological correction angle. The ideal correction angle was defined as when the postoperative WBL passed through Fujisawa's point (WBL = 62.5%), and the alignment error was defined as the difference between the postoperative WBL ratio and 62.5. The correlations among the alignment error, the correction error, correction angle during surgery, pre- and postoperative WBL ratio, MPTA, and JLCA and the differences between the pre and postoperative WBL ratio, MPTA, and JLCA were investigated. In addition, the factor most influential on the alignment error was determined. RESULTS: The preoperative MPTA was the only predictor of the alignment error after OWHTO. The alignment error was positively correlated with the correction error and correction angle during surgery, and negatively correlated with pre- and postoperative WBL ratio, MPTA, and differences between the pre- and postoperative WBL ratio and JLCA. CONCLUSION: The preoperative MPTA was the only pre- and intra-operative predictor of the alignment error after OWHTO. The larger the correction angle, the greater the alignment error. The MPTA was recommended as an indicator for improving the correction accuracy. Accurate correction based on the MPTA provides good lower limb alignment and better clinical results. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III Case-control study/Retrospective comparative study.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to detect the pre- and intra-operative influential factors for lower limb alignment correction error in open-wedge high tibial osteotomy (OWHTO). METHODS: This study involved 69 patients (71 knees) undergoing OWHTO for primary medial osteoarthritis. The weight-bearing line (WBL) ratio, medial proximal tibial angle (MPTA), and joint line convergence angle (JLCA) were measured on radiographs preoperatively and at 1 month after surgery, and the differences between the pre- and postoperative values were calculated. The correction angle during surgery was also investigated. The radiological correction angle was defined as the difference between the pre- and postoperative MPTA. The correction error was defined as the difference between the correction angle during surgery and the radiological correction angle. The ideal correction angle was defined as when the postoperative WBL passed through Fujisawa's point (WBL = 62.5%), and the alignment error was defined as the difference between the postoperative WBL ratio and 62.5. The correlations among the alignment error, the correction error, correction angle during surgery, pre- and postoperative WBL ratio, MPTA, and JLCA and the differences between the pre and postoperative WBL ratio, MPTA, and JLCA were investigated. In addition, the factor most influential on the alignment error was determined. RESULTS: The preoperative MPTA was the only predictor of the alignment error after OWHTO. The alignment error was positively correlated with the correction error and correction angle during surgery, and negatively correlated with pre- and postoperative WBL ratio, MPTA, and differences between the pre- and postoperative WBL ratio and JLCA. CONCLUSION: The preoperative MPTA was the only pre- and intra-operative predictor of the alignment error after OWHTO. The larger the correction angle, the greater the alignment error. The MPTA was recommended as an indicator for improving the correction accuracy. Accurate correction based on the MPTA provides good lower limb alignment and better clinical results. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III Case-control study/Retrospective comparative study.
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Keywords:
Alignment error; Correction error; Joint line convergence angle (JLCA); Medial proximal tibial angle (MPTA); Open-wedge high tibial osteotomy (OWHTO); Weight-bearing line (WBL) ratio
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